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Russia preparing for final assault on Aleppo, Western officials warn
Western intelligence officials believe Russia could launch a final assault on eastern Aleppo as early as this week.
A fleet of eight Russian warships, led by the aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is currently south of Sardinia and sailing towards the eastern Mediterranean.
They are expected to arrive as early as Wednesday although other estimates predict that could slip to later in the week.
In recent days pilots on board have been practising taking off and landing on the carrier, slowing its progress slightly.
With a combination of Russian forces already based in Syria, the carrier fleet en route and a peace process all but over for now, intelligence assessments have joined the dots and concluded that Russia is preparing to bomb the Syrian rebels in a decisive campaign.
The choreography also coincides with the US election period, when the Washington political system becomes relatively ineffectual.
The prospect of a mass bombing of eastern Aleppo is causing concern amongst western governments who believe it might be a repeat of the Russian bombardment of Grozny in 1999/2000.
The city was razed to suppress Chechen separatists, thousands were killed in the process
http://news.sky.com/story/russia-preparing-for-final-assault-on-aleppo-western-officials-warn-10639919
Western intelligence officials believe Russia could launch a final assault on eastern Aleppo as early as this week.
A fleet of eight Russian warships, led by the aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is currently south of Sardinia and sailing towards the eastern Mediterranean.
They are expected to arrive as early as Wednesday although other estimates predict that could slip to later in the week.
In recent days pilots on board have been practising taking off and landing on the carrier, slowing its progress slightly.
With a combination of Russian forces already based in Syria, the carrier fleet en route and a peace process all but over for now, intelligence assessments have joined the dots and concluded that Russia is preparing to bomb the Syrian rebels in a decisive campaign.
The choreography also coincides with the US election period, when the Washington political system becomes relatively ineffectual.
The prospect of a mass bombing of eastern Aleppo is causing concern amongst western governments who believe it might be a repeat of the Russian bombardment of Grozny in 1999/2000.
The city was razed to suppress Chechen separatists, thousands were killed in the process
http://news.sky.com/story/russia-preparing-for-final-assault-on-aleppo-western-officials-warn-10639919